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Behind the Headlines: Recapping the week’s news with KCPW and The Tribune

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Republican gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox greets supporters arriving to an election night event in Mount Pleasant on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.

This week in Utah news:

Spencer Cox’s lead over Jon Huntsman grows in the race for Utah governor, as ballots are slowly counted amid precautions of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll give a full recap of Tuesday’s primary election.

New documents released by Utah County this week after a public records fight identify the two businesses that created COVID-19 hot spots in the area as an American Fork nutrition company a Spanish Fork construction firm.

And the plan to restart professional sports during a pandemic. When are teams returning to play? What are the leagues doing to keep athletes safe? And how effective will those measures be at stopping the virus?

At 9 a.m. on Friday, Salt Lake Tribune reporters Andy Larsen, Bethany Rodgers, and Taylor Stevens, and news columnist Robert Gehrke join KCPW’s Roger McDonough to talk about the week’s top stories. Every Friday at 9 a.m., stream “Behind the Headlines” at kcpw.org, or tune in to KCPW 88.3 FM or Utah Public Radio for the broadcast. Join the live conversation by calling (801) 355-TALK.

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